Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-16
A SPOT DOOMED BY FIRE.
ONE OF BUFFALO'S ILL-FATED
LOCALITIES AGAIN ABLAZE.

Miller, Grienor " CO.'S Large Brick
Building and Its Contents Completely
Destroyed-The New Building of the
commercial Advertiser Has a Close
Cail-Heavy Losses and Insurance.
BUFFALO, N. Y, March 15.-At S:25
O'Clock this morning fire broke out in the
second story of the large brick building
OF Miller, Greiner Il Co., corner Washing
ton and North Division streets, opposite
the Commercial Advertiser office. The
hre was probably caused by hot Goals
dropping on the floor. The fire spread
with great rapidity and soon the entire
building was ablaze and doomed to de.
struction. Within half an hour
the walls began to fall. The Com
mercial Advertiser office was much
endangered, but was saved oy the hremen,
aided by favorable west wind which di-
rected the flames the other way. Miller,
Grelner d Co.'s building with its con-
tents is a total loss. The two upper
floors of the building were occupied by
the Masonic hail, which is also total
lcss. BY 10 O'Clock all danger OF the fire
spreading was passed.
The less TO Miller, Greiner IL Co.,
wholesale grocers, is estimated at $120, 200
on their building and about $l50, 900 on
their stock. The insurance will amount
to $l35, 900. 1T is impossible for the firm to
get at their books and papers at present.
Tue loss by the destruction Of the Masonic
nall is about $4,000. The insurance is
$4,000. All the Masonic lodges and
other bodies met at this hall, except two,
and its destrucLIOn is keenly felt among
the members of the order. The hall was
burned out at the time OF the Commercial
fire. on Dec. 81. 1882, and most of the ap-
pointments were entirely new. The
DAMAGE to the Commercial building was
not serious, and though the editorial and
composing rooms were filled with smoke
and considerably wet down, the paper
issued its first edition at noon as usual.
The reports of injury to fremen are un-
founded.
Miller, Greiner & Co.'s total insurance
is 100000 on the building and $500 on
the stock. Capt. +. A. Mahan, of the
United States Engineers Corps. occupied
offices in the second story OF Miller,
Grelner IL Co.'s building and loses all his
plans, maps and other valuable papers.
Fire broke out this evening in the cell
lar directly under the business Office of
the Courier Company's printing esta ablish-
ment, and extended to several of the
storeroOms overhead, doing damage to
the extent or ABOUT S20,UOU TO STOCK. IAe
damage to the buildings will not exceed
$4,000.
TWENTY-THREE FIRMS BURNED OUT.
RALEIGH, N. c., March 15.-Fire broke
out in JohnsOn's warehouse at oxford at
1870 O'Clock this morning. There was a
high wind and the flames spread rapidly
in southerly direction, jumping Com
mercial avenue and burning houses on
both sides of that street tor some dis
tance. Halt of the business part of the
town was destroyed and twenty-three
firms were burned out. The loss is about
$4,000 and the insurance scarcely one-
hall that amount. The general belief is
that the fire was the work OF jncendiaries
and great excitement prevails. The
white people think they can lay their
hands on those responsible for the con-
flagration and trouble is feared.
BURNED OUT AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, March 15.-Lehman &
Trois' liquor and cigar establishment al
No. 40 Decatur street, was burnt out to-
night together with some adjoining prop
erty. The loss is 100000.
DEATH IN THE FLAMES.
BRACEBRIDGE, ONT, March 15.-The
refreshment house of Hugh Dennison, q
frame building near the station, was
burned early this morning. Mr.. Dennison
and his wife perished in the flames.